The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-09
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS
or the Legislature = Important nreasures
Acted On.

or the Legislature = Important DIensures
Acted On.
Special Correspondence etthe h!el!igenetr. a7-
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. lin the
Senate Monday Mr.. Morris introduced
Senate Bill No. l4O. This bill repesls the
existing law which provides text books
for the public schools, and provides that
the State Board Of the, School Fund shall
select five different text books in each
branch taught, from which five any local
school board can select that one in each
branch which it prefers. The act does not
invalidate the existing contract with Van
Antwerp, Bragg & Co., but reatricts the
operation of that contract to these school
districts in which the local boards soc fit
to adopt the books published by that firm.
Senate bill No. 2S was passed, also Is.
Twsnty.ei2ht provides that in proceed.
ings for the condemnation OF land for rail-
road purposes, that when the report Of
the commissioners is filed either porty
may file exceptions thereto, and demand
that the question Of the compensation to
be paid TO be ascertained by Jury, in
which case jury Of twelve freeholders
shall be selected and impanneled for the
purpose in such manner rs the court di.
rects. But no person shall sit on said jury
who may be the owner Of or interested in
any land over or through which said rail-
road will pass, nor who acted as COM
missioner in tho case. Each juror ehall
take an oath before the clerk OF tho court
that he will honestly and impartially par
form his duties as such juror to the best
OF his skill and judgment. The cause
shall be tried as other causes in said court,
and the Jury, in sHcertaining tho damage
or compensation to which the owner OF
the land proposed to be taken is entitled,
shall be governed by section II, Of this
chapter.
The bill concerning the service Of pro.
Gees upon railroad companies came up IN
the afternoon and after being slightly
amended by general consent was passed.
HOUSE.
In tho House tho bill to prohibit the
sale of intoxicating liquors in the State
III. B. S2) was read the frs. time and
ordered to second reading.
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Health act so as to empower the Board to
revoke the license :of physician upon
becoming satisfied that be is not q tenn.
perate man or OF good character, was taken
up on its second reading. and provoked a
discussion Of some length, but was finally
ordered on.
On motion Of Mr.. Woods, the House
members OF the joint committee to inves.
tigate tho penitentiary management were
granted leave OF absence go long as neces.
sary 10 discharge the duties for which they
were appointed.
In the afternoon Mr.. Chew presented
House Bill 306, transferring 10 the school
iunl the State's interest in certain banks.
The major portion OF the session was
devoted 10 discussions OF proposed amend
ments to the fish bill. MIR. Ga,rell's pro-
hibition statute was ordered to lie on the
table until printed.
Tho night session was devoted to the
most mechanical business that ever comes
before legislative body-the frat read.
ing OF bills favorsbly reported by the COM
mittee, to which no objection is offered.
- Capt. burnett Sits Down on Bettis.
Special Dhpateh TO The Intellioener.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. S.-Last
nightin an address at the rink the alleged
"Rev." Bettin assailed Capt. All. W. Bur
nett by name because Burnett had occa.
sion recently to look up his unsavory
record. To-day Burnett met him in the
postoflice, and after calling him a few pet
names, knocked him down and sat on
him. Ho was pulled of and taken before
Mayor Huling, who fined him $50 and
sentenced him to thirty days imprison.
ment, but remitted the imprisonment in